According to the American Pain Foundation the following statistics were published in the March 2010 article:1 in 4 Americans suffer from recurrent pain (day-long bout of pain/month);1 in 10 Americans report having persistent pain of at least one year’s duration;1 in 5 individuals over the age of 65 report pain persisting for more than 24 hours in the preceding month – 6 in 10 report pain persisting > 1 year; 2 out of 3 US armed forces veterans report having persistent pain...
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Jay S. Grider, DO, PhD
Medical Director, UKHealthcare Pain Services
Division Chief, Pain and Regional Anesthesia...
Opioid addiction is a significant public health problem in the United States, associated with the spread of infectious diseases, crime, premature death, and significant psychiatric and medical comorbidities. There are an estimated 1 million people meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV criteria for prescription opioid dependence according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and an additional 1 million people addicted to heroin according to the Office of National Drug Control...
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